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Terms	Definitions
abate	to become weaker; to decrease
acknowledge	to admit the existence of; to express recognition or thanks for
agent	a person who acts or does business for another; something that brings about a result
authority	the right to give orders, make decisions, or take action
devastate	to ruin or destroy completely; great destruction
epidemic	rapid spreading of a disease to many people at one time
estimate	a number that isn't exact; a careful guess; to figure out roughly, approximately
evict	to force out of property by taking legal action.
impartial	not favoring one side more than another; fair
industrious	hard working; not lazy
infuriate	to make very angry
irrelevant	having nothing to do with the subject
precise	exact; accurate
sham	something fake; a fake
trek	a long, slow, and difficult journey; to travel slowly and with difficulty

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